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b.c.1408, illegit. s. of Sir Richard Lacon*. educ. G. Inn. J.H. Baker, Men of Ct. (Selden Soc. supp. ser. xviii), ii. 985. m. (1) Maud (fl. Nov. 1446), 3s. 3da.; A deed of 1446 names five children born to our MP by his w. Maud: CCR, 1441-7, pp. 436-7. His first marriage must, therefore, have taken place early in his career, no doubt contracted by his father. The probability is that the bride was from a Salop gentry family; there is nothing to suggest that she was an heiress. The couple appear to have had at least one more child after 1446. A daughter, not named in the deed, was buried with her mother at Stone: J. Weever, Funeral Mons. 333; E. Hasted, Kent, ed. Drake, ii. 390. (2) by Oct. 1460, Sibyl (c.1417-bef. 1491), She is said to have been aged 24 ‘and more’ at her father’s death in 1441, but, since her eldest full sister is said to have been 20 years her senior, this estimate is to be treated with caution: C139/103/32. She died bef. her son and heir, William Ryke: CIPM Hen. VII, i. 710. da. and coh. of John Sifrewast (d.1441) of Clewer, Berks., by Elizabeth, da. of John Warbleton (d.1375) of Warbleton, Suss., and Katherine (d.1404), da. and coh. of Sir John Foxley† (d.1378) of Bray, Berks., wid. of John Thorley (d.1446) of Fulham, Mdx. and Thomas Ryke (fl.1454) of London. Kntd. prob. 18 Apr. 1475. Summ. as j.KB 1467-72.
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J.p.q. Salop 30 May 1443 – Sept. 1460, liberty of abbey of St. Albans by 25 May 1452-aft. Apr. 1454, KB9/268/77; 274/14. Kent 4 May 1458 – d., Berks. 13 May 1460 – d., Essex 23 June 1467 – d., Surr. 15 Feb. 1468 – d., Suss. 16 Feb. 1468 – d., Herts. 4 Dec. 1470 – d., Mdx. 17 Jan. 1471 – Sept. 1472.

Steward, St. Albans abbey by 1445-aft. 1455. A.E. Levett, Studies in Manorial Hist. 168–9; Reg. Whethamstede ed. Riley, i. 101.

Commr. of inquiry, Essex Sept. 1447 (complaint of abbey of Stratford Langthorne), London, Kent, Hants July 1448 (taking of a Portuguese vessel against treaty), London, Mdx. Aug. 1450 (armaments taken from Tower of London), Herts., Mdx. Dec. 1450 (Chancery petition), Salop Mar. 1452 (manor of Mold), June 1453 (treasons), Mon. Aug. 1458 (treasons), Kent Dec. 1461 (oppressions by William Isle*), Berks. Mar. 1464 (lands of Sir William Trussell†), Bucks. Nov. 1464 (possessions of Robert, Lord Hungerford), Berks., Hants, Wilts. Jan. 1465 (lands of Edward Cowdray*), Surr., Mdx. Oct. 1470 (felonies), Oxon., Berks. Sept. 1471 (lands of Nicholas Carew), Wilts. Feb. 1472 (trespasses of Edward Hungerford†); gaol delivery, St. Albans Apr. 1448, Oct. 1449 (q.), Jan. 1452 (q.), July 1455, June 1458, Jan. 1459, Shrewsbury castle Feb. 1450 (q.), Oct. 1452 (q.), Oct. 1458, Westminster July 1454 (q.), Windsor castle Feb. 1459 (q.), Feb., Oct. 1463 (q.) Maidstone July 1461, July 1473, Oxford castle Apr. 1462 (q.), Wallingford castle Oct. 1465, May 1466, Jan. 1467 (q.), May 1468 (q.), May 1474 (q.), May 1475, Newgate Nov. 1465, Dec. 1468, Nov. 1469, Jan., June 1471, Jan. 1472, Jan. 1473, Jan. 1474, Dec. 1474, Canterbury castle, Colchester castle, Guildford, Hertford June 1467, Guildford, Hertford, Maidstone Feb. 1468, Colchester, Guildford, Hertford, Maidstone June 1468, Guildford Nov. 1468 (q.), Hertford castle Feb. 1469, July 1472, Canterbury castle, Colchester castle, Hertford June 1469, Colchester castle, Guildford, Hertford Feb. 1470, Guildford, Maidstone June 1470, Colchester castle, Hertford July 1470, Hertford castle, Wallingford castle Feb. 1471, Canterbury castle, Colchester castle, Guildford, Hertford June 1471, Guildford, Hertford Feb. 1472, New Windsor May 1472, Feb. 1474 (q.), Colchester castle, Guildford, Hertford, Maidstone Feb. 1474; C66/465–535. oyer and terminer, Kent Aug. 1450, Kent, Essex, Suff. Sept. 1458, Worcs., Glos., Herefs., Salop, Staffs. Feb. 1460, Wales Mar. 1460, Berks. (murders by a Wilts. yeoman), London, Mdx. Nov. 1465 (treasons of (Sir) Gervase Clifton*), Hants, Som., Dorset, Devon, Wilts., Berks., Oxon., Glos. July 1466, Yorks. Feb. 1467, Warws., Worcs., Notts., Derbys., Staffs., Salop, Herefs. Feb. 1468, London June 1468, Mdx., Surr., Essex July 1468, Devon, Glos. Aug. 1468, Essex Nov. 1468, Hants, Wilts., Devon Dec. 1468, Eng. May 1469, Yorks., Cumb., Westmld. May 1469, Lincs. July 1470, York Aug. 1470, Surr. Oct. 1470, Glos. Jan. 1471, S. Wales Aug. 1471, ?Essex Feb. 1472 (treasons committed by Sir Thomas Vere and others), Mdx., Herts. Apr. 1472, Mdx. Mar. 1473, Warws., Notts., Derbys., Staffs. May 1473, Norf., Suff. July 1473, Lancs. Apr. 1475; sewers, Kent, Surr. Oct. 1452, Apr., June 1453, May 1455; ?to treat for loans, Salop May 1455; PPC, vi. 242. The commr. may have been his legitimate half-bro. assign archers Dec. 1457; of kiddles, Hunts. Dec. 1459, June 1460; to take assize of novel disseisin, Oxon. Feb. 1460 (q.), Bucks. Mar. 1462 (q.), Som. Feb. 1469 (q.), Northants. Apr. 1469 (q.), Bucks. July 1469 (q.), Wilts. Feb. 1472 (q.), Som. July 1472 (q.), Wilts. Mar. 1473 (q.), Yorks. Feb. 1474 (q.), Surr. Mar. 1475 (q.). C66/488, m. 5d; 499, m. 22d; 523, m. 13d; 524, m. 16d; 528, m. 17d; 529, m. 2d; 531, m. 9d; 532, m. 10d; 535, m. 11d.

Justice of N. Wales 17 Oct. 1450 – ?51, duchy of Lancaster in Wales Sept. 1454, dep. justice of S. Wales to John, Lord Beauchamp of Powick, c. 1458 – 61.

Serjeant-at-law July 1453 – bef.Nov. 1464; King’s serjeant by Nov. 1464 – June 1465; j.KB 4 June 1465 – d.; justice of assize, home circuit Apr. 1467 – d.

Trier of petitions, English 1467, 1472. PROME, xiii. 256; xiv. 13.

Parlty. cttee. investigating corruption at the Mint May 1468. PROME, xiii. 386–9.

Parlimentarian
LACON, William I (c.1408-75), of Betton Alkmere, Salop and Stone, Kent.
Main residences: Betton Alkmere, Salop; Stone, Kent.
Lacoun, Lacun, Laicon, Laken, Lakyn
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S.J.P.
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Commons 1422-1461
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Oxford 1644
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